HP DV1000 Laptop which config to get - Advice

[webmonkie]

Here's my dilemma. Both laptop's have the same specs except for the CPU and Memory.

1st Config

HP DV1000 Series Laptop NEW (1 Year Warranty by HP) with a Pentium M 1.7GHz w/ 512MB PC2700 (2 x 256MB SO-DIMM)
Price: $1188.99 After $50 Mail-In Rebate


2nd Config
HP DV1000 Series Laptop Refurbished (1 Year Warranty by HP) with a Pentium M 1.4GHz w/ 2GB PC2700 (2 x 1024MB SO-DIMM
Price: $1330.00 No Rebate

Laptop will be used for web development and small work amount web design.
Applications that will be use: Visual Basic .Net / Photoshop CS / Flash MX 2004 / Dreamweaver MX 2004 and Microsoft Word, Excel, Access 2003 Edition

Any advice on this laptop config?
P.S.: I'm looking for this laptop to last me about 2 years

[a ronin]

I would opt for the second configuration with more memory. From 1.4Ghz to 1.7Ghz, you'll probably notice very little.

The only thing I'd be leary about is it's Refurbished.

[webmonkie]

That's what thought.
Plus I like the 2GB Memory config. better becase the 64MB Video is shared and Photoshop is a memory killer.

[freedon]

IMO I would get more warranty

[AstroCreep]

Originally posted by freedonX
IMO I would get more warranty

When it comes to notebooks, it's not a bad idea to consider an extended warranty. But I don't think you can get one on a refurb notebook, however.

But yeah, for the extra $141 for the second model I'd think the amount of RAM would be better for you. And while you can get more RAM for a notebook aftermarket, you can't get 2GB for $141, that's for sure!

[PCJ]

Originally posted by AstroCreep
When it comes to notebooks, it's not a bad idea to consider an extended warranty. But I don't think you can get one on a refurb notebook, however.

But yeah, for the extra $141 for the second model I'd think the amount of RAM would be better for you. And while you can get more RAM for a notebook aftermarket, you can't get 2GB for $141, that's for sure!

still, I would go with the new one - I would never get a lappy without a warranty. Also, a 1.7 is actually a lot faster. For the price difference, you can get at least another gig of laptop memory, and 1.5gb is plenty for any application, if not overkill.